The Community Climate Collaborative sought to understand which neighborhoods in Charlottesville, Virginia, are most at risk of bearing unsustainable energy costs, and what key factors must be considered when advancing energy equity in the City. By closely examining energy burden levels, important energy inequities were uncovered and paths for equitably tackling climate change and the housing crisis started to take a clearer shape.

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On this webinar, C3 staff discussed what the data on energy burden revealed; where energy burden exists in Charlottesville; and potential reasons why. The discussion was followed by a few words from community partners and a listener Q&A.

Featured speakers included C3’s Executive Director, Susan Kruse, report author Caetano de Campos Lopes, C3 Director of Climate Policy; Laura Goldblatt, member of the Charlottesville Low-Income Housing Coalition, Commissioner for the Charlottesville Housing and Redevelopment Authority, and Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia; and Javier Raudales, Client Services Coordinator for Sin Barreras.

Distribution of Energy Burden in Charlottesville, VA

Explore this interactive map to see the distribution of energy burden in Charlottesville and how the distribution of other factors like race, education level, and homeownership compare.

*Click the double arrow symbol in the top left (>>) to select which factors you’d like to see on the map.

Calculate your energy burden

C3 partnered with UVA Forge to create this simple tool for calculating your energy burden (the percentage of annual income that is spent on energy costs.